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Cake day: December 20th, 2023

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  • yt-dlp is amazing, but not everyone likes to use CLI tools (and, looking down the thread, not everyone prefers native packets as they may cause dependency issues and need extra tools for permissions control).

    Even in a geeky Linux space, many people just want to push a button in a nice interface and get what they want. This app provides just that.

    Abandon elitism, embrace variety. And use the tools you prefer - after all, plenty of Linux video/music downloaders have yt-dlp under the hood, and I use it on a regular.


  • I don’t think the point is about present.

    More like, “back when these things were built, government had to build the most resource-efficient and mass-constructed housing, responding to a surge in demand for urban living due to industrialization”

    It was either this or leaving people without any place to live.

    Sure, modern situation is different, and we can have nicer homes.


  • I live in Russia nearly all my life, and I can tell it really is a matter of proper maintancnce. Many cities do a very poor job keeping these buildings in a good shape, but when they do, it looks fairly good. Look through the comment section for examples, they are real, I’ve seen quite a few.

    Not to mention European neighbors where they are still common, but due maintenance makes them look actually good.

    The sound issues are fair, but there are ways to limit them.






  • Nuclear power is non-intermittent and can be used pretty much anywhere. With a push for small-scale reactors, there’s a good chance for smaller places to get their own nuclear power plant, reducing stress on the national grid, and for power plants to be constructed in a much shorter timeframe.

    Also, both Russia and China have floating nuclear power plants that can be transported to regions with water access on demand.

    Solar and wind are cool, and quite cheap by themselves, but energy storage is a massive and expensive headache and limited placement options mean the grid should be robust enough to accommodate them with minimal power losses.